ABSTRACT
The suspension of a vehicle is present to prevent the variations in the road surface encountered by the wheels from being transmitted to the vehicle body. There are two main categories of suspension systems: independent and non-independent. An independent type has each wheel moving up and down without affecting the wheel on the opposite side of the vehicle. On non-independent systems movement of one wheel will affect the wheel on the opposite side of the vehicle. A typical system consists of:
and links that attach the wheel or axle to the vehicle.
